Booing Dodgers who are ex-Giants

The Dodgers are wusses for not starting Jason Schmidt this weekend. As the Mercury News’ Andrew Baggarly reports, the Dodgers made Schmidt their No.3 starter so “he would draw their home opener Monday, but also so he could avoid the distraction of pitching against his former team.” Even Schmidt predicts he would get booed, telling the LA Times, “If it wasn’t the Dodgers, it’d be different.”

If Schmidt started, I think most Giants fans would respectfully clap when his name is announced before the game. Then in his first at-bat, we’d boo him because he’s a Dodger now. What sucks is the Giants fans never had a chance to properly say goodbye.

In the last game of the season last year, manager Felipe Alou took Bonds out of the game after he got on base, so fans could cheer him because it was possibly his last game as a Giant. Schmidt started that same game and went six innings, but didn’t get the same consideration. Alou just sent Brad Hennessey out there as a reliever to start the 7th. What he should have done was let Schmidt take the mound and pull him before the first pitch to allow fans to give him a standing ovation and to say thank you.

Jeff Kent was different. We loved him as a Giant, but when he left for Houston in free agency, he talked a lot of smack about the Giants, once derisively referring to the Giants uniforms as “French vanilla.” So people booed him when they saw him, and now they just simply boo him because they’re used to doing it, and because he’s a Dodger.

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It’s always fun booing the Dodgers, but it’s even more fun when they are ex-Giants.

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We should have signed Schmidt and let Barry go. Either way Dodgers SUCK and now we must boo you Jason ” TRAITOR ” Schmidt. GO GIANTS

http://marquezchanceyahoo.com KMarquez

The all-time worst Giant, who played for the Dodgers
is Ricky Ledee.

He was putrid as a Giant and decent as a Dodger. That makes him deadlast on my all-time list of Giants.

Don Hansen

I’m no Dodger fan but it seems like they started the exact right pitching for this series. Either that or the Giants don’t have any bats. And today was the worst with a retread for the Dodgers out-pitching the 126 million dollar man. That is embarrassing.

ARodforprez

The Giants’ wretched start has primarily been the fault of the offense. The pitching (particularly the starting pitching) has been as good, or better than advertised (excepting Zito’s schellacking today), but the team seems to have no clue what to do once they get a man on base. The Giants are the best team in baseball when it comes to stranding runners.

AdamM

If you do not hate the Dodgers than you are not a Giants fan. I remember going to the Airport in LA back in the days of Jack Clark and proudly wearing my Giants cap and getting dirty looks. There is no room for a dodger jersey or cap at the game.

http://Hotmail Marc

Dude, why are you so woried about Jason Schmidt getting a season ending thank you from the fans. And to compare him to Barry? Schmidt is a great pitcher, but not a hall of famer, plus, just let the manager manage and win the game instead of worry whether a Jason Schmidt, who was only with the team for three seasons…whoopti do. dude, get over it

David

Yep, Schmidt would get an applause at first and then booed at the plate. He’s an ex-Giant and a Dodger and they get booed. Same would go for a Sox going to NYY. Kent needs to get booed. Talking smack about your former team? Fans liked Kent. If he had beef with Bonds, nobody would care if he talked about him but don’t talk about the team. I will boo him every time… unless he comes back.

Don Hansen

Yes beers now cost $8. It won’t be long until beers cfo for $10 at the old ball park. Has to happen when management is paying one player $18 million per year to play every 5th day. I wonder if it might have been better to invest that $18 million a year into player research and development. Developing and bringing up talented young players. Of course should Zito win 20 games a year for the next 7 years, I’ll agree it was worth the price I’ll be paying for beer. Otherwise……..